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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1909
Page
1
President-Elect attends two dinners in Georgia as he tours the South. Reports say good things spread before Taft at a barbecue in Augusta as he weighs decisions. A banquet covers legal life and his need to defend his own stump speeches and choices.
President Taft hosted a 16 party dinner featuring cabinet nominees and guests. The event included remarks by Mr Taft and speeches by George von L Meyer and others highlighting the Supreme Court's role and constitutional questions.
President Taft defended his courtroom rulings on the stump, noting this is the first recorded instance of such defense. He praised the South for hospitality and fellowship during his present visit, joined by Judge Emory Speer, Judge K Bdill, and Judge Henry C Hammond from various state judiciaries.
The White House yesterday denied any friction between the outgoing and incoming presidents over cabinet formation or other matters. Reports claimed differences arose over cabinet picks and a dispute involving Private Secretary Loeb, but officials insisted there was no break and no grounds for the rumors.
A rambling letter reveals the motive behind the Browning murder case in Rattle Run Church. The killer, who had lived under an assumed name in Carthage since Friday, writes of hypnotic power and occult beliefs as authorities pursue dismemberment and cremation details.
A rescue story from Naples notes Sperry to meet the king as survivors are pulled from Sicilian ruins after a 14 day siege. US ships Bayern Culgoane delivering relief to Messina and Messina area with refugees. Griscom coordinating aid with relief groups and the Duchess of Aosta. 46,000 corpses under debris and urgent measures to bury and disinfect to curb epidemic risk.
Court records reveal Ramond Trunccon and Barker, a 16 year neighbor, involved in abducting a one year old girl from Cabin Hasselman. Barker claimed no harm, while Trusselman says the plan was to take the child to church. They reportedly drove toward Richmond and then North Carolina. authorities stopped the plan when the age was discovered.
A January tremor lasting about ten seconds shook Bellingham and Seattle with strong shaking reported from Vancouver and Sumas. Buildings rocked, posters fell, and crowds flooded streets, but no injuries or damage were recorded. The quake was felt around 34 o'clock local time and repeated in nearby towns.
Three prisoners escaped from Danville jail last night by filing the bars of a steel cage. A can was slipped to the men from outside. One prisoner was recaptured shortly after. At large are William Brewer white charged with forgery and passing counterfeit checks and Will Bruce colored charged with grand larceny. A new jail is under construction and inmates have been housed in a temporary structure.
A prosecutor revisited Browning as Carmichael’s murder case unfolded. Browning’s trunk, opened for the first time since the killing, held only carpentry tools, offering no clue to the strange intimacy or the motive behind the crime.
The widow of Cuba's late President Palma plans to settle again in Central Valley Orange County after exile under Spanish rule. Palma taught school there. Susan Corncil of Central Valley travels to Cuba to join Palma and their children. Palma receives a pension of 5000 dollars yearly and each child 50 dollars monthly.
New York January 11 lieut James M Fulton coast artillery pleaded guilty to fifteen of twenty two specifications in a court martial for neglect of duty. He received six months confinement to the army post Fort Du Pont Delaware forfeiture of fifty dollars a month for the same period and a reprimand from Maj Gen Leonard Wood.
Japanese and English language newspapers in California protest proposed laws restricting land ownership and school attendance by Japanese residents. They view bills as evidence of anti Japanese hostility despite recent efforts to improve ties. Pan Japanese and British German papers echo concerns, warning of damaged US Japan relations and potential backlash in Japan.
Alexandria items note charter grants to S D Waters & Son in cartwheels harness and saddlery with capital range 15 000 to 500 officers include D G Waters R L Waters and C Jones Rixey. Also South Chesapeake Beach Land Company chartered with 50k max cap. incorporators Frank J Massey W C Cole EB Dodge. Also court actions include will probate for Laura J White and executor Thomas W White, and various corporate matters from Alexandria and Fairfax county firms.
Spécial to The Washington Post Cumberland Md Jan 1 Corner Henry Martz today had the body of Howard Dorsey who died at Mount Savage more than a month ago exhumed and an autopsy performed with the head removed The result of the autopsy has been withheld but locals say death came from a murderous blow according to Mount Savage residents
George W Abell of Slanesville Hampshire County went on trial today for the alleged murder of John B Chapman a wealthy merchant and farmer. Chapman was killed by buckshot from ambush on his porch. Abell has engaged three leading state lawyers and faces circumstantial evidence.
George Fort and his wife Caroline E Fort, with two Baltimore county officers, traveled to Lindhurst on Back Run Shell Road to raid a property. A shot fired by an officer left Fort wounded. prosecutors promise a thorough investigation. Reports place the incident near Morton House. two officers, Policemen Phisterer and Birch, claim self defense as they and Fort exchanged threats before the shooting.
In Pasadena Jean Deere Chapman the aged defendant in a $156,000 breach of promise suit filed by Dr Kirk Stanley of New York stayed at Hotel Green with her daughter and declined interview. She issued a statement through her daughter saying she was engaged to Dr Stanley but he did not appear at the wedding time. The report comes as a Washington dispatch notes a grand jury returned thirteen true bills. The rest of the brief covers a Holland murder case continuation and Butler bail increase in a separate matter.
Crowd surges through Capitol galleries as Senator Tillman defends against charges tied to Oregon land dealings. Clothing torn and hats lost in a chaotic scramble as police restore order. one man, AI Crout, suffers head injuries. Tillman speaks amid intense scrutiny while doors restrict access to the galleries.
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